<p>Students, activists and academicians wrote in an open letter that the Trump-Modi alliance was fascist and the claimed that these forces attempted to erode democracy and curbed freedom of speech and religion. </p>.<p>US President Trump is expected to arrive at Ahmedabad on February 24 and will be a part of an event called 'Namaste Trump' with Prime Minister Modi.</p>.<p>However, this won’t be the first time Trump has faced protests on a foreign visit. The most popular protest against his visit was in June 2018 when close to hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in various parts of the UK. A 6-metre-tall inflatable diaper-clad baby with Trump’s face on it was seen floating in London. The balloon christened “Trump baby” was seen floating in many other anti-Trump protests around the world. Protesters were generally against Trump’s flavour of politics and far-right politics.</p>.<p>Days before Trump’s visit to South Korea, protesters took to the streets of Seoul protesting against the risk of conflict with North Korea that Trump represents. A war with North Korea can prove disastrous for South Korea and Trump’s unusual approach to diplomacy with the North was a cause for concern for many South Korean. A pro-Trump protest took place nearby at the same time as the anti-Trump protest in Seoul.</p>.<p>In November, 2017, thousands of people in the Philippines staged protests against Trump visiting their country as a guest to the ASEAN summit. The left in the country alleged that Trump had dragged the Philippines into a war of rhetorics with North Korea and fuelled President Duterte’s war on drugs. The protest was marred by violence and riot police controlling the protests in the capital of Manila.</p>.<p>Earlier the same year, women dressed up as characters from The Handmaid’s Tale protested against Trump visiting Poland. Protesters in Warsaw said that the US President was a sexist, misogynist and that he is a person that endangers the world. Though the number of women dressed in bonnets and red were not many, they were backed by several anti-Trump protesters who said that Trump was not welcome.</p>.<p>Though a large-scale anti-Trump protest is unlikely in India during his current visit, not everyone is happy with his presence here. The American President is also visiting the country at a time when there are many anti-CAA protesters on the streets.</p>
<p>Students, activists and academicians wrote in an open letter that the Trump-Modi alliance was fascist and the claimed that these forces attempted to erode democracy and curbed freedom of speech and religion. </p>.<p>US President Trump is expected to arrive at Ahmedabad on February 24 and will be a part of an event called 'Namaste Trump' with Prime Minister Modi.</p>.<p>However, this won’t be the first time Trump has faced protests on a foreign visit. The most popular protest against his visit was in June 2018 when close to hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in various parts of the UK. A 6-metre-tall inflatable diaper-clad baby with Trump’s face on it was seen floating in London. The balloon christened “Trump baby” was seen floating in many other anti-Trump protests around the world. Protesters were generally against Trump’s flavour of politics and far-right politics.</p>.<p>Days before Trump’s visit to South Korea, protesters took to the streets of Seoul protesting against the risk of conflict with North Korea that Trump represents. A war with North Korea can prove disastrous for South Korea and Trump’s unusual approach to diplomacy with the North was a cause for concern for many South Korean. A pro-Trump protest took place nearby at the same time as the anti-Trump protest in Seoul.</p>.<p>In November, 2017, thousands of people in the Philippines staged protests against Trump visiting their country as a guest to the ASEAN summit. The left in the country alleged that Trump had dragged the Philippines into a war of rhetorics with North Korea and fuelled President Duterte’s war on drugs. The protest was marred by violence and riot police controlling the protests in the capital of Manila.</p>.<p>Earlier the same year, women dressed up as characters from The Handmaid’s Tale protested against Trump visiting Poland. Protesters in Warsaw said that the US President was a sexist, misogynist and that he is a person that endangers the world. Though the number of women dressed in bonnets and red were not many, they were backed by several anti-Trump protesters who said that Trump was not welcome.</p>.<p>Though a large-scale anti-Trump protest is unlikely in India during his current visit, not everyone is happy with his presence here. The American President is also visiting the country at a time when there are many anti-CAA protesters on the streets.</p>
